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| Useful links to sites dealing with workplace and environmental safety and health. CLEAR Articles Here are some articles dealing with Health and Safety of Workers written by CLEAR instructors and faculty. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Code of Federal Regulation EPA Environmental Protection Agency National Response Team Can access the National Contingency Plan and link to your region where you can find the Regional Contingency Plan! Alabama Department of Environmental Management ADEM NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Worker Education and Training Program Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry ATSDR's HazDat Database This is ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database. This database was developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of these substances on the health of the human population. Alabama Department of Public Health ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association UAB's Emergency Medical Services Program EMT-Basic, Intermediate, Paramedic Levels UAB's Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety This center offers continuing education for the safety and health professional. NIOSH Pocket Guide NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards DOTs Emergency Response Guidebook 2004 North American Emergency Responce Guidebook United States Fire Administration United States Fire Administration's (USFAs) Hazardous Materials Guide For First Responders USFA, part of FEMA, has added The Hazardous Materials Guide for First Responders to their web page. Hope this is helpful. New Jersey Fact Sheets New Jersey Department of Health Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Chemical Aids Download a free Chemical Reactivity Worksheet from this site. Plus you can find information and training aids for Cameo, Aloha, and Marplot. MSDSs This site will connect you with other free site that can be used to locate MSDSs on the WWW. MSDSs from Greenbook.net Find MSDSs on Pesticides and Herbicides. You must register to use this site, but it is free. Chemical Compatibility w/Container Materials Chemical Compatibility Chart IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System Database This is a database developed by the EPA to communicate chronic non-cancer and cancer health hazard information for over 500 substances. NFPA 704 Labeling System This site provides the NFPA chemical hazard labels system for indicating the health, flammability, and reactivity hazards of chemicals. Temporary Emergency Exposure Limits (TEELs) and Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs) ERPGs are the most widely used and accepted community exposure limits. TEELs where developed by the DOE for guidance when ERPGs are unavailable. Both the TEELs and ERPGs are listed on this site. United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board If you have ideas of other links that should be added to this page, contact Alan Veasey at aveasey@uab.edu . We want to make this page a useful tool for you! Suggestions on how to do that are always welcome. |
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